Diary of Charles Francis Adams, volume 1
1825-02-01
Morning at home as usual, walk, evening, Theatre, The poor Soldier,1 Mr. Keene. Tom Thumb, Major Stevens, singular dwarf.
A musical farce by John O’Keefe.
1825-02-02
Morning as usual, reading the Albigenses1 and Miss Foote’s trial, English papers, singular state of morals,2 evening an Oyster supper at home.
Charles Robert Maturin, The Albigenses: A Romance, 4 vols., London, 1824.
The actress DNB
).
1825-02-03
Morning at home, state of political excitement, walk, motives, home, large dinner, Dr. Watkins and General McCoy,1 evening at home.
Presumably William McCoy (d. 1864), a Virginia Representative from 1811 to 1833 (
Biog. Dir. Cong.
).
1825-02-04
Morning at home, George arrived today, walk as usual, conversation, evening, Theatre, School for Scandal, Lady Teasle, Mrs. Barnes, visit and observations, John.
1825-02-05
Morning at home, political world in hot water, afternoon, usual lounge, eve. remain at home, conversation with George, state of his feelings.
1825-02-06
Morning at the Capitol, Mr. Post,1 extremely crowded and dull. Johnson came from Rockville, walk and conversation with him, evening, Tracy, conversation, Elizabeth.
A Presbyterian minister who served as chaplain of the House of Representatives (JQA, Memoirs
, 7:182).
1825-02-07
Morning as usual, politics, Mr. Clay and Mr. Kremer, conversation, 450Johnson, evening, Theatre, Damon and Pythias, Mr. Cooper, very crowded, Catherine and Petruchio.1
The stage copy of The Taming of the Shrew, which was made from Shakespeare’s play by David Garrick.